Kailen Sheridan will travel to Europe for two international friendlies in April. (Brad Smith, ISI Photos)

Sky Blue FC goalkeeper Kailen Sheridan was called into the Canadian women’s national team for two games in Europe next month.

Sherdian, 21, hails from Whitby, Ontario.

The Maple Leafs will play Sweden in Trelleborg, Sweden April 6 and Germany in Erfurt, Germany April 9. The two match series pits Canada’s Olympic bronze medalists against the Rio 2016 Olympic Games silver and gold medalists, respectively.

“These are two big matches, you don’t often get the opportunity to play both the Olympic gold and silver medalist in back-to-back matches,” Canada head doach John Herdman said in a statement. “Both teams are favourites for the European Championships later this summer and we know they will be in prime condition and getting ready to peak for the competition. The matches are going to be tough, but this is what we are looking for to test our current group and to identify our gaps in the build up to the FIFA Women’s World Cup France 2019.”

Germany and Sweden recently rose in last week’s FIFA rankings with the Germans squeezing past the United States to take the No. 1 spot. Sweden is tied for sixth with Japan while Canada sits in fifth place.

“We want to take this team to No. 1 in the world,” Herdman said. “The only way we are going to be able to do that is to play these tough matches and continually learn from them. Canada Soccer has made incredible strides over the last five years, earning back-to-back podium finishes, and our goal continues to be reaching the number one spot.”